188. Amande ~ The Almond Bakery

I was in the mood for macarons so when my friend wanted to go to the Sony flagshop over at Wisma Atria, I decided to get my macaron fix from Amande ~ The Almond Bakery over at Tangs yesterday. Just a moment ago, I saw Fen's entry on macarons. What a coincidence. I felt sometimes food bloggers think alike. There was once I read of two food blogs posting an entry on the same place on the same day. Haha.

I bought a box of assorted flavours at $12 for 12 pieces. Else, $1.20 each. So, at $1 a piece, I think it's most probably the cheapest macaron one can get. Can't choose the flavours but the lady boss said they were the most popular choices. 6 different flavours and each with 2 pieces.

Chocolate macaron, Apple macaron and Chestnut macaron.

I felt the chocolate macaron was a better choice over Obolo's. The chocolate stuffing wasn't as sweet as Obolo's so I wouldn't have mind popping a few more. Chestnut macaron was not so signifcant in taste. I couldn't really make out it was chestnut.

Strawberry macaron.

I felt it was just so-so.

Cheese macaron.

The cheese macaron was with hint of sourness which I didn't like. It was like cheese gone stale.

Apple (green), mango (yellow) and Strawberry (red)

Traffic light macarons. I felt the colours were very vibrant so I decided to take a picture. The apple macaron's cream filling was a little sour. The mango macaron was good. The stuffing was not cream but a bit like the mango gummy.

The shells of the macarons weren't chewy, instead it was very crispy. The chewy granache underneath the crispy shell was not thick enough to account for any chewy touch. A light touch would have break the shells.

Presentation of the macarons was in accordance to the price paid. The sizes of the macarons were not balanced from what I got in the box. Some were too big to fit into the tray. Amande is a good choice for macaron lovers with a budget. Though, it wasn't the best, it was considered decent.

Amande~The Almond Bakery
Tangs (Orchard)
Basement 1